Ahoy there! My name is Conor and I am the latest member to join Warlord’s Customer Service Team here at Warlord HQ. Today I want to take the time to talk about my Kriegsmarine Fleet for Victory at Sea. As you may have guessed we are all quite budding hobbyists in the Customer Service team…
The Kriegsmarine was not a navy designed to tackle a major fleet head-on in engagements – it was primarily a commerce raiding force. The Kriegsmarine had several powerful cruisers at its disposal, including what the British called ‘pocket battleships’ mounting heavier guns than a ship of their displacement normally would. The destroyers of the Kriegsmarine…
October 1942. Leningrad is under siege, and General Winter is closing his iron fist around the city, already practically encircled by Axis forces. The only way to resupply the embattled city is by ship, across the watery expanse of Lake Lagoda. Covering the approaches to the Soviet Lagoda Flotilla’s bases at Novaya Ladoga is the…
Countdown to the release of Victory at Sea. Venture into open waters with massive fleets and refight the most epic naval battles of World War Two. [wpdevart_countdown text_for_day=”Days” text_for_hour=”Hours” text_for_minut=”Minutes” text_for_second=”Seconds” countdown_end_type=”date” end_date=”11-03-2020 12:00″ start_time=”1583419831″ end_time=”0,1,1″ action_end_time=”hide” content_position=”center” top_ditance=”10″ bottom_distance=”10″ countdown_type=”button” font_color=”#000000″ button_bg_color=”#3DA8CC” circle_size=”130″ circle_border=”5″ border_radius=”8″ font_size=”30″ countdown_font_famaly=”monospace” animation_type=”none” ]Pre-Orders now Open[/wpdevart_countdown] Pre-Orders for Victory…
Pinned down by strafing fighters and shrieking dive bombers, several divisions of Allied troops must be rescued from the Dunkirk beaches! With the release of Close Quarters, designer John Lambshead has provided a system for embarking and disembarking troops during a game of Cruel Seas. We’re using these rules to recreate the daring rescue…
Close Quarters is packed full of new rules to spice up your games of Cruel Seas. This week, we’re taking a look at some German glide bombs – the Fritz X and Hs 293. Precision Guidance Luftwaffe pilots and analysts recognised the difficulty of accurately bombing moving ships during the Spanish Civil War. Tactics at…
HSK-7 Komet was a German auxiliary cruiser in World War II that operated as a Commerce Raider to disrupt Allied shipping. Auxiliary Cruisers Although a number of navies employed the use of commerce raiders in both World Wars, it was a particular practice of Germany to outfit merchantmen with hidden weaponry. These ships would then…
We’ve a trio of new releases for Cruel Seas, the German U-Boat VIIc, the Convoy Freighter and a crippled Merchant Tanker. Let’s dive in! German U-Boat VIIc The Type VII formed the backbone of Germany’s mighty U-boat fleet throughout the Second World War, sinking vast quantities of Allied shipping but suffering horrific casualties in return….
We at Warlord have worked out which paints are best matched to each fleet in Cruel Seas. Here we present the Kriegsmarine paint set and painting guide. The paints included in the bundle, along with their general areas of application are: Vallejo Sky Grey – hulls and superstructures Vallejo Medium Sea Grey – hulls and…
The German U-Boat VIIc will shortly be emerging from the depths. We compare it to the Royal Navy T-class Submarine in Cruel Seas. German U-Boats Submarines saw tremendous success in the first World War- they were a sharpened and precise instrument of naval blockades. They were not particularly manoeuvrable whilst submerged, travelling like any other…
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